BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE 1.5T Signa HDxt, 3.0T Signa HDxt, Signa Vibrant, HD23 Software and the following model numbers: 2395001, 2395001-2, 2395001-3, 2395001-4, 5269997-2, 5269997-4, 2377062-61, 5127452-3, 5127452, 5337894-3, 5337894-4, 5911000-4, 5911000-5, 53085735308573-2. GE Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, Discovery MR450 1.5T. The 1.5T Signa HDx family and 3.0T Signa HDx family are a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. IT is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including but not limited to head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used

    Recall: Z-2266-2013 · Initiated April 9, 2013

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2266-2013
    Event Number
    65992
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    LNH
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    April 9, 2013
    Posted
    September 23, 2013
    Terminated
    May 5, 2014
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE 1.5T Signa HDxt, 3.0T Signa HDxt, Signa Vibrant, HD23 Software and the following model numbers: 2395001, 2395001-2, 2395001-3, 2395001-4, 5269997-2, 5269997-4, 2377062-61, 5127452-3, 5127452, 5337894-3, 5337894-4, 5911000-4, 5911000-5, 53085735308573-2. GE Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, Discovery MR450 1.5T. The 1.5T Signa HDx family and 3.0T Signa HDx family are a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. IT is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including but not limited to head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to non-unique series identifiers embedded in image headers of certain GE MR Products. For ClariView and Screen Save from GVTK (Gems Visualization ToolKit) Viewer, the MR Product can generate image headers with non-unique series identifiers, which when exported to some PACS systems, results in the series being associated wit

    Action

    Customers were sent two GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letters one dated April 9, 2013, and the other May 22, 2013, each addressing one of the 2 groups of MR Products involved in the recall. The letters were addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk managers, Radiology Department Mangers and Radiologists. The letters described the Safety Issue and provided Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. GE Healthcare will correct all affected systems by providing a software update at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare service representative will contact you to arrange for this correction. Contact your local service representative if you have any questions concerning this notification. For further questions please call (262) 513-4122.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - All states in continental USA including DC except AK, AZ, RI and WY. and the countries of : AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEANON, MARINIQUE, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE,SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, LUXEMBOURG, PORTUGAL, VIETNAM and URUGUAY.

    Quantity

    1,246 (521 US and 725 OUS)